Riding-skirt.



No. 731,250. PATENTED JUNE 16, 1903 r M. WEINGARTEN.

RIDING SKIRT.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 28, 1903.

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UNITED STAT S Patented June 16, 1903.

MORRIS WVEINGARTEN, OF NEW YORK, N.

RIDING-SKIRT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 731,250, dated June 16, 1 903.

Application filed February 28, 1903. Serial No. 145,496. (No model.)

To all whom, it may'concern:

Be it known that I, MORRIS WEINGARTEN,

a citizen of'the United States, residing at New York city, (Manhattan,) county and State of I New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Riding-Skirts, of which the following is a specification.

Thisinvention relates to a riding-skirt which is so constructed that ample fullness for the pommel and the knee is provided and that a close fit, more particularly around the knee, is insured.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a right-hand side view of myimproved skirt, showing it in use; Fig. 2, a left-hand side view thereof. Figs. 3, 4, 5, and 6 represent the four sections of which the garment is composed. Fig. 7 represents the pommel-seotion after being folded; and Fig. 8 is a right-hand side view of the skirt, showing it exposed for its entire length.

The skirt is composed of four sections viz., the pommel-section A, the left side section B, the right side section 0, and the back D. The pommel-section A is so constructed that it will form an inwardly-projecting bulge, which produces the fullness required beneath the knee when the latter is thrown over the pommel. section A is provided with an upper pointed tongue at, a lower blunt tongue of, and an intermediate obliquely-placed blunt tongue a which projects toward the upper tongue a. The section A is made up as illustrated in Fig. 7, which shows upper edge a' of tongue a to be attached to edge a of section A intermediate the tongues a a The blunt tip a of tongue (0 is secured to top of lower edge a of tongue a. The upper edge a of tongue a is secured to lower edge a of tongue u while the blunt tip d of tongue (t is attached to bottom of lower edge a of tongue a. In this way there is formed a large inwardly-projecting cavity or fold at the lower end of the pommel-section, which furnishes ample fullness beneath the knee. This fullness is so shaped as to permit the skirt to snugly fit around the pommel and prevent the right side being raised higher than the left side when the rider is seated on the saddle.

The front edge a of section A is secured to the top of front edge I) of left section B.

of the rider.

To this effect the lower edge of the The edges b and a are both provided with corresponding outwardly-projecting bulges b and a, whichjointly accommodate the knee When the edges 6 and a are united by the seam 19 a single seam, which extends longitudinally of the garment along the front of the leg and parallel thereto, is provided. In this waythe usual cross seams or folds, which soon become severed by the constant stretchingof thegarmentat the knee, are avoided.

The upper front edge 0 of right section C is joined to the bottom 0 thereof by a lower front edge 0', which extends at about right angles to edges 0 and c. The upper front edge 0 of section 0 is connected to the rear edge (7 of sect ion A, thus forming the curved seam 0 Fig. 8. section C is secured to the bottom of front edge Z) of section B by seam 0 which constitutes acontinuance of scam W, as shown in Figs. 7 and 8. By the construction described the bulged pommel-section is completely inclosed at its sides, as well as at its bottom, by the left and right sections B C, the section 0 extending not only back of section A, but also below the same.

The back section D is connected atits right edge 61 to the rear edge 0 of section 0 by seam d. The left edge cl of back D is connected to the rear edge b of section B by seam d The lower edges d 0', and b of sections D O B, respectively, form the bottom of the garment, while the top of the same is formed by the contracted upper edges of 'all four sections A B D C.

provided with an upper tongue,a lower tongue and an intermediate tongue, the ends of the lower and intermediate tongues being secured to the upper tongue to form a bulge which snugly fits the pommel, a right section secured to the pommel-section and a left section secured to the pommel-section.

2. A riding-skirt having a pommel-section provided with an upper t0ngue,a1ower tongue and an intermediate tongue, the upper edge The lower front edge 0 ofof the intermediate tongue being secured to the edge which joins it with the upper tongue and its end being secured to the upper tongue, the upper edge and end of the lower tongue being secured to the lower edge of the intermediate tongue andto the lower edge of the upper tongue respectively to provide a bulge adapted to fit around the pomlnel, a left section secured to the pommel-section, and a right section connecting the left and pommel sections.

3. A riding-skirt having a pommel-section provided upon one side with a plurality of tongues which are joined together to provide a bulge on the right side of the skirt beneath the knee, a left section secured to the pomrnel-section, and a right section inclosing one side and the bottom of the pommel-section and secured to the left section beneath the pommel-section, substantially as specified.

4. A riding-skirt composed of a pommelsection formed with an inwardly-bulged portion to snugly fit around the pom mel and having at its front edge an ogee curve, aleft section having an ogee-curved edge secured to the ogee-curved edge of the pommel-section'to provide a seam which extends longitudinally along the front of the leg, and a right section inclosing one side and the bottom of the pomrnel-section and secured to the left section beneath the pommel-section, substantially as specified.

5. A riding-skirt composed of a pommelsection formed with an inwardly-bulged portion to snugly fit around the pomrnel and having an edge a provided with a bulge a a left section having an ogee-curved edge I) provided with a bulge b; the said edges b and a being secured together to provide a seam which extends longitudinally of the skirt, and a .right section which incloses one side and the bottom of the p'ommel-section and having an edge 0 secured to the left sect-ion beneath the pommel-section. I

Signed by me at New York city, (Manhattan,) New York, this 26th day of February, 1903.

MORRIS W EINGARTEN.

Witnesses:

F. v. BRIEsEN, .WILLIAM Sorrow.- 

